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Why is licensure important for landscape architects?
Protects public health, safety and wellbeing
Public protection
Licensure ensures that professionals have the knowledge and skills to create spaces that are safe, accessible and environmentally sound.
Critical responsibility
Your work directly impacts how people interact with their environment, manage stormwater, navigate spaces safely and experience the natural world.
Design integrity
Licensed professionals follow established standards that prevent hazards and promote sustainable practices in public and private spaces.
Legal recognition and practice authority
Required credential
Licensure is legally required to practice and call yourself a landscape architect in all 50 U.S. states and many Canadian provinces.
Professional identity
Without licensure, you cannot legally use the title "landscape architect," regardless of your education or experience.
Enhanced career trajectory
Stand out from the crowd
Licensure demonstrates initiative and dedication that separates you from other job candidates.
Independent practice
Work without supervision and pursue leadership roles that are only available to licensed professionals.
Professional parity
Gain equal standing with architects and engineers in collaborative projects.
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